rivalry

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英语翻译

n.敌对；竞争；对抗

英语例句

He was incited to achievement by rivalry. 竞争激励他努力取得成就。

There is great rivalry between the two brothers. 这两兄弟间有一场激烈的竞争。

There is cut-throat rivalry among the supermarkets. 这些超级市场之间的竞争可谓你死我活。

The rivalry between analysts and geometers grew very bitter. 分析学家与几何学家之间的对抗非常激烈。

We all knew that at best we had shifted our rivalry to the diplomatic plane. 大家都心里明白，我们只不过把彼此间的对抗改变为外交谈判罢了。

英语语法

rivalry的基本意思是指怀有超越或胜过对方的企图而“竞争，对立，抗衡”。指竞争或对立的状态时是不可数名词；指具体的竞争行为或对抗行为时是可数名词。

rivalry在句中除可用作主语、表语、宾语等外，还可修饰别的名词作定语。

表示“…之间的竞争”可接介词among或between,表示“和…的竞争”可接介词with。